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Unit 9: Self-care and reducing test anxiety Written by Kathleen McCullough-Zander, MA, RN, CTN Stress • • • • Body’s way of reacting to a challenge or threat Health care providers have higher levels of stress than other workers Nurses have higher levels than other health care providers Stressors for nursing students: 1. academic stress (tests, fear of failure) 2. clinical stress (fear of harming a patient) 3. personal/social stress (financial, family) Effects of stress • • • • • • heart rate and blood pressure muscle tension anxiety immune function memory and thinking Etc. Negative coping mechanisms • • • • • Eating junk food – especially sugar Smoking Drinking Drug use Inactivity Nurses need to be role-models in primary prevention & health promotion Healthy stress reduction techniques • Healthy diet – reduce sugar and • excess caffeine • • Adequate sleep • • Music • • Prayer • • Breathing exercises • Guided relaxation Massage Yoga Meditation Laughter Exercise, exercise, exercise! Meditation • • • • Lowers stress Strengthens the immune system Appears to lengthen life span Used for centuries in many, many cultures It’s not the stress in your life It’s how you deal with the stress!